Michael Augustine KELLY

KELLY, Michael Augustine

Service Number: 173
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1876
Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1955, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 173, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 173, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
16 Mar 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 173, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided returned to Australia aboard Ranee arriving Brisbane 14 Mar 1901, discharged 16 Mar 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Michael Augustine Kelly was born on 11 Dec 1876 at Tenterfield, New South Wales, a son to Mortimer and Mary Kelly.

He served twice in the South African (Boer) War. First service was as a Private S.N. 173 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second service was as a Private S.N. 671 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen.